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Thymol

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Definition: A phenol obtained from thyme oil or other volatile oils used as a stabilizer in pharmaceutical preparations, and as an antiseptic (antibacterial or antifungal) agent. It was formerly used as a vermifuge.     
Pharmacological Action Anti-Infective Agents; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Antifungal Agents
Examples Bromthymol Blue 		Other names Thymol Swarm Brand; Swarm Brand of Thymol; Apiguard
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
10-isobutyryloxy-8,9-epoxythymol isobutyrate  0   *Butyric Acids Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Fitoterapia. 2005 Dec;76(7-8):687-90
di(chloro-4-thymol) sulfide  0   Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Br Poult Sci 2005 Aug;46(4):520-4
Bronchipret  0   *Thymol Plant Extracts. Vet Rec. 2003 May 3;152(18):555-7
AXOL  0   *Iodine *Menthol *Phenols *Plant Extracts *Thymol Solutions. Braz Dent J 1993;4(1):49-52
Maisto's Paste  0   *Thymol *Camphor *Chlorophenols *Hydrocarbons, Iodinated *Zinc Oxide Drug Combinations Root Canal Filling Materials. Endod Dent Traumatol 1993 Apr;9(2):75-6
OF 4680  0   *Taurine *Thymol Drug Combinations Ophthalmic Solutions. Vestn Oftalmol 1993 Jan-Feb;109(1):3-6
chlorhexidine, thymol drug combination  0   *Thymol *Chlorhexidine Drug Combinations Dental Cavity Lining.
Pharma Action Anti-Infective Agents, Local 		Swed Dent J 1992;16(5):183-9
10-acetoxy-8,9-epoxythymol isobutyrate  106009-86-3   Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Derm Beruf Umwelt 1988;36(3):79
thymol-phosphate cement  0   Thymol/*analogs & derivatives Dental Cements. Stomatologiia (Sofiia) 1983;65(4):1
dexamethasone, dimethyllauryl benzylammonium, parachlorophenol, thymol drug combination  0   *Thymol *Benzalkonium Compounds *Chlorophenols *Dexamethasone Drug Combinations. Czas Stomatol 1983;36(8):573
trimcanal  87140-35-0 Trimcanal  *Balsams *Silver *Thymol *Zinc Oxide Drug Combinations Condiments. Oral Surg 1983;55(6):622
Mynol C-T  0   *Bismuth *Eugenol *Hydrocarbons, Iodinated *Resins, Plant *Thymol *Zinc Oxide Drug Combinations Root Canal Filling Materials. Shikwa Gakuho 1982;82(2):157
Septodont  82640-02-6 Septodont  *Creosote *Hydrocarbons, Iodinated *Thymol Drug Combinations Formocresols. ASDC J Dent Child 1982;49(3):191
Nogenol  78590-82-6 No-genol  *Fatty Acids *Resins, Plant *Salicylic Acids *Thymol *Zinc Oxide Drug Combinations Root Canal Filling Materials. Shikwa Gakuho 1980;80(10):1471
Enelbin  77190-12-6 Enelbin  *Heparin *Salicylates Drug Combinations Thymol Vanillic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Ointments. Fortschr Med 97(28):1249;1979
thymol amylose  79028-50-5 Amylose, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenyl ether  Amylose/*analogs & derivatives Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Prep Biochem 9(1):71;1979
Tubulitec  11104-11-3   *Calcium Phosphates *Polystyrenes Drug Combinations Thymol/*analogs & derivatives Dental Cavity Lining. Br Dent J 145(11):331;1978; J Prosthet Dent 41(6):650;1979
corticosteroid methanetriol mixture  0   *Dexamethasone *Formaldehyde *Hydrocortisone Drug Combinations Thymol/*analogs & derivatives Root Canal Filling Materials.
Pharma Action Dental Materials 		Czas Stomatol 28(11):1051;1975; ZWR 85(20):937;1976; ZWR 86(3):116;1977
4-iodothymol  2364-44-5 4-iodo-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenol  Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Folia Pharmacol Jpn 69(3):397;1973; J Toxicol Sci 3(1):51;1978
Hartman's solution  0   *Thymol. Am J Obstet Gynecol 127(7):793;1977; Br J Anaesth 46(2):127;1974; Br J Anaesth 50:185;1978
thymohydroquinone  2217-60-9   Thymol/*analogs & derivatives. Pharmazie 30(2):109;1975

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